The Fairhope Civic Center is shown Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, set up to seat a capacity crowd of 1,000 for the funeral service for Baldwin County Deputy Scott Ward on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 in Fairhope, Ala. (Marc D. Anderson/manderson@al.com)

That’s what the city is asking of those who own businesses downtown and for those who plan to show their respects during the 10 a.m. funeral service for Baldwin County Deputy Scott Ward at the Fairhope Civic Center.

“There are going to be quite a few streets in downtown that are going to be closed off,” said Sherry Sullivan, the city's director of community affair. “We’re letting people know that it will be either limited to traffic or blocked off completely and that they should be patient with us. We’re going to do the best we can to try to, of course, accommodate everybody.”

Ward was killed in the line of duty late Friday after a shootout with Michael Jansen at Jansen’s residence south of Fairhope. Jansen was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other Baldwin County Sheriff’s deputies were at the scene. Sgt. Curtis Summerlin was injured with gunshot wounds to the arm and leg. He was last listed in fair condition at the University of South Alabama Medical Center in Mobile. Deputy Rob Lindell was uninjured.

“I know a lot of the law enforcement are parking in the Colony Cemetery,” Sullivan said of the cemetery across the street from the center, “so I would tell people to park the farthest distance they’re able to walk and walk in to save some of the area around the Civic Center for family as well as the law enforcement from out of town.”

For people conducting daily routines within the city, Sullivan said they should try to avoid Church Street and the other streets around the City Center between 8:30 and 11:30 a.m.

Late Monday night, the Civic Center was set up to seat a capacity crowd of 1,000. “We’re going to be accommodating some of the law enforcement on the stage then everybody else will be on the floor,” Sullivan said.

The Civic Center is at 161 N. Section St. Following the service, burial will take place at Fairhope Memory Gardens on U.S. 98.